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Some 100 years ago, Clara Zetkin established the International Women's Day on March 8 (voted in 1910 by the women’s movement). During the International Year of Women in 1975, the UN celebrated the International Women’s Day, and since 1977 has…

Looks/Landscapes         by Thelma F. Reymundo-Juarez             Footnote: Regarding this collection of reflections, the writer says: “ I do believe in showing bits and pieces from one’s ” conditions of origins/ landscapes…

Artist’s Profile         Tracing the trajectory of Grace Nono’s career— As a performing artist and music producer… She worked on six painstakingly-crafted, multi-awarded, and high-profile solo albums that fused popular and traditional music styles. Tao Music, with…

POEM         When something resonates in my inner depths where in those depths is that happening? When you approach and whisper in my ear where are you coming from? Sometimes on calm autumn evenings walking among the…

A Personal Account         by Genevieve Balance Kupang A productive tree never ceases to bear fruits even in the hardest of seasons.” I received this meaningful message from a fellow researcher in the interfaith and peace movement…

PERSONAL  ACCOUNT         Sharing one amazing news. Last week, we heard that a Korean male citizen, Mr. Oh Soo-hwan, who opposed the mandatory military service based on his personal beliefs in nonviolence and pacifism was granted alternative…

About two months ago I came across a journal of my grandfather Herman Lesseraux’s writings in a storage closet. Some of the entries in the journal dated back to the beginning of twentieth century (1912) when he and his family…

“There is no us vs. them…there is only us.” -Hal Strickland “It is so tempting to personify good and evil, to locate each in the person of whomever appears most conspicuously in the dramas offered for our consumption. One side…

Over the last century, terrorism seems to have become a widespread issue in the world. News of violence is frequently talked about in the media, and it seems as though these actions are becoming more prominent and widespread. Is this…

Tomás was 3 years old and smiling at life when he left his home accompanied by his great-uncle. He went with the confidence and joy of a healthy and happy child which finds, at every step, a new discovery, a…